Rule-Following: From Imitation to the Normative Mind

By Bartosz Brożek

This comprehensive study deciphers the practice of rule-following, with the use of the tools offered by both contemporary philosophy and neuroscience. The book claims - in the Wittgensteinian spirit - that rule-following cannot be thought of in terms of individual mental states only. In order to explain what rules are, one needs to consider rule-following to be a communal practice. This stance is backed by some evolutionary scenarios and neuroscientific theories. The book culminates in an explication of rule-following in language, morality, and mathematics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8378860027
• ISBN13: 9788378860020
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Copernicus Center Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"